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Scholar Rock to Present at Jefferies 2015 Global Healthcare ConferenceScholar Rock, a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing niche modulators that selectively target growth factor activation in the disease microenvironment, today announced that Nagesh Mahanthappa, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Scholar Rock, will present a company overview at the Jefferies 2015 Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, June 1, 2015, at 8:00 a.m. EDT in New York City. About Scholar Rock Scholar Rock is a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing niche modulators, a novel class of biologic therapies that selectvely modulate the activation of growth factors in the disease microenvironment. The Company's initial proprietary and partnered drug discovery programs target specific growth factors, including members of the TGF-beta superfamily, which are present in the microenvironments of significant diseases such as fibrosis, diseases of the musculoskeletal systems and autoimmune diseases. Scholar Rock was founded based on discoveries made by its scientific founders, Professors Timothy Springer, PhD, and Leonard Zon, MD, of Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, related to the molecular mechanisms of growth factor activation. The company is backed by leading life sciences investors, including Polaris Partners, ARCH Venture Partners, Timothy Springer, EcoR1 Capital and The Kraft Group.
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